Like many on here, I saw him play in the mid/late 70's in what was the old First/Second division alongside the likes of Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble and Brian Flynn.
A tremendous player to watch and all older Clarets will feel sadness with this news.
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6050
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6050
Re: Taffy
Like many on here, I saw him play in the mid/late 70's in what was the old First/Second division alongside the likes of Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble and Brian Flynn.
A tremendous player to watch and all older Clarets will feel sadness with this news.
A tremendous player to watch and all older Clarets will feel sadness with this news.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Taffy
- Replies: 155
- Views: 6050
Re: Taffy
Like many on here, I saw him play in the mid/late 70's in what was the old First/Second division alongside the likes of Alan Stevenson, Peter Noble and Brian Flynn.
A tremendous player to watch and all older Clarets will feel sadness with this news.
A tremendous player to watch and all older Clarets will feel sadness with this news.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: That positivity vibe?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2051
Re: That positivity vibe?
No positive vibe from me unfortunately. Far too many 'must win' games this season where we have snatched defeat from the jaws of one or three points Let's hope Vinnie can recreate next season, what he achieved previously....or he'll be out by Christmas....and any longer term aspiration of him managi...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: 2 years without Dyche.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3453
Re: 2 years without Dyche.
Dyche...the best Burnley manager in living memory. Consistently delivered in the PL until the owner of the time started to lose interest. Absolutely amazing last season in the Championship but our current manager has been seriously caught out this last season. I gather many Everton fans aren't very ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley vs brighton.
- Replies: 429
- Views: 11208
Re: Burnley vs brighton.
Trafford made a good dozen errors before getting dropped and was a perpetual deer in headlights aside from one half. But Muric has gone from 3 arguably MOTM performances in a row to 2 in a row with absolutely unforgivable howlers that have left me speechless. Just can't believe those two errors by ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dyche to be sacked?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3637
Re: Dyche to be sacked?
He'll be used to that. He suffered a similar situation in his first management job at Watford
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 16122
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: I’m so sick of Kompany
- Replies: 349
- Views: 16122
Re: I’m so sick of Kompany
I do feel that he remains in post mainly on the strength of his great success last season and let's hope that he can repeat that in the Championship next season. Beyond that, Pace and the other owners have invested much in Kompany's line of thinking....to the tune of £100m plus....it will be a hard ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Six Points From Safety... Everton A Must Win?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2300
Re: Six Points From Safety... Everton A Must Win?
Wolves was a 'must win'!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Blackburn will
- Replies: 143
- Views: 10640
Re: Blackburn will
Defeat at home to Ipswich this evening. It's their 'goals against ' that's really letting them down, they've scored a fair few.
Looking at their fixtures to come, I think they'll stay up...but only just.
Looking at their fixtures to come, I think they'll stay up...but only just.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 10228
Re: HAPPY MONDAY!. FOREST, points deduction?
I'm not sure I've seen a published report which fully explains/justifies Evertons ten point deduction (subsequently reduced to 6 pts) and now Forests deduction. If it's just a few old dodderers discussing it over beer and sandwiches a few smart barristers will pick holes all over the place. They hav...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Folk singers.
- Replies: 70
- Views: 3210
Re: Folk singers.
Trembling Bells
https://youtu.be/xk0vOELz-m0
https://youtu.be/xk0vOELz-m0
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Arijanet Muric
- Replies: 388
- Views: 17149
Re: Arijanet Muric
Made Kompany look foolish. Massive performance. We were playing against ten men for the bulk of the game but you wouldn't have known it. Brentford were unlucky in not being awarded a penalty. We scraped a win. Some big saves from Muric just as there have been big saves from Trafford previously. Tim...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: MURIC IS IN!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3217
Re: MURIC IS IN!
It was probably time to give Trafford a break as much for his own mental health as anything else. It can't be much fun having to pick the ball out of the net 2-3 times per game. Brentford playing with ten men from early on which means regardless of Muric keeping a clean sheet, it's no longer possibl...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: inane lyrics
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2649
Re: inane lyrics
Anything written by Paul Heaton (Beautiful South).
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: What a difference a year makes........
- Replies: 8
- Views: 630
Re: What a difference a year makes........
.....I can recall a post match interview with Jack Cork who said that the team was now able to compete with the bottom third of the PL.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Fan's Voice
- Replies: 106
- Views: 5354
Re: Fan's Voice
In reading that article I'm not seeing where she is speaking on behalf of "all" fans.
It comes across as a reasonable reflection of what many people are posting on this forum.
It comes across as a reasonable reflection of what many people are posting on this forum.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1803
Re: Re: The words to the Black leg miner.
The 1970 Span version is fairly powerful.
Just checking Spotify, other versions by the Angelic Upstarts (accapella) and Richard Thompson.
Just checking Spotify, other versions by the Angelic Upstarts (accapella) and Richard Thompson.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Name and Shame them.
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5389
Re: Name and Shame them.
Very impressed with Rovers gutsy performance last night. Particularly given the backdrop of our 2-0 defeat against Newcastle in late September. With our recent results/gutless performances and insipid post match drivel from Vinnie, I'd imagine that we'd expect a 3-0 defeat in the return fixture. Let...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rovers protest
- Replies: 140
- Views: 8021
Re: Rovers protest
Well we're having a laugh at the tennis balls, but Rovers showing more fight than we have recently. Three shots on target by the 27th minute.
That's three shots more than we managed at the Palace in the entire game.
That's three shots more than we managed at the Palace in the entire game.
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dissociation
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2601
Re: Dissociation
I think you're remembering the mid 80s a bit different than I do to be honest.... 19th in Premier league or bottom of 4th division.... Let me think!!! Or maybe read it again NORI, the point I'm clearly making is that IRRESPECTIVE of which ever league we've been in, during which ever season you care...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Dissociation
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2601
Re: Dissociation
I understand the sentiments of the OP. In close on fifty years of following/watching the Clarets I don't think there's one season (even inc the mid 80's) where we have been so wide of the mark that we've been ten points adrift with a third of the season to go. I no longer watch MOTD. Little enjoymen...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Top 3 hopes for next season?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 3229
Re: Top 3 hopes for next season?
1) Hope that the players we retain aren't lightweight and therefore won't get kicked around in a more physical Championship
2) Give VK the benefit of the doubt and he orchestrates a second promotion
3) Both he and the Board learn from this season's naivety
2) Give VK the benefit of the doubt and he orchestrates a second promotion
3) Both he and the Board learn from this season's naivety
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: The £100 million
- Replies: 89
- Views: 4118
Re: The £100 million
I've just done ten minutes of research re what being in the PL is worth in financial terms terms. As of May 22, Burnley gained £106m simply by being members of the PL. I'm struggling to understand why Kompany and Pace naively and immediately went down the speculative route of untried players rather ...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: RIP UpTheClarets
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1836
Re: RIP UpTheClarets
You only sing when you're winning
Sing when you're wining
You only sing when you're wining
Sing when you're wining
You only sing when you're wining
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s thread
- Replies: 302
- Views: 9947
Re: Today’s thread
A shot!! ..well done that man Fofana
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s thread
- Replies: 302
- Views: 9947
Re: Today’s thread
Away,so having to watch it on tv, the commentators saying just what a lot of the fans feel ,one of them asked the other what Burnley needed to be doing to get into the game ,he said ‘Well perhaps start by showing a bit more commitment’ that’s basically saying that we should start ******* trying.pat...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
- Replies: 721
- Views: 28420
Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Good save from Jota
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
- Replies: 721
- Views: 28420
Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Trafford gifts a goal.. But Oderbert misses a golden opportunity. I'm not sure which is the more frustrating.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
- Replies: 721
- Views: 28420
Re: TRAFFORD (AGAIN)
Trafford (again)....and yet he's keeping us in it!!
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Today’s games
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1858
Re: Today’s games
Tarks is a very solid defender with the occasional headed goal from set pieces in his locker but he doesn't have 'all rounds' skills demanded at the very top. I always thought his distribution was lacking.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Fulham
- Replies: 403
- Views: 12461
Re: Clarets vs Fulham
Newcastle 2 Luton 4.....we could only dream of scoring a goal against a team like Newcastle
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Clarets vs Fulham
- Replies: 403
- Views: 12461
Re: Clarets vs Fulham
And now save after save...Trafford keeping us in the game!!
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Loan players - Stay or Go
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1870
Re: Loan players - Stay or Go
I don't think I can remember a time when we have had so many players that are saleable / an asset. We've had the odd one each season and a few the season we went down. I agree all of them need to go apart from Zaroury. I think there is a top level player in there. We got to remember his ages. They ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Roofer Recommendation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 613
Re: Roofer Recommendation
Try Lancashire County Council Safe Trader website
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Current first team squad
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1723
Re: Current first team squad
Totally agree with DK...scatter gun approach to bringing in players and very few will achieve the standard. They are invariably young. If they all appreciate in value as Kompany suggests, and we make a profit from almost each and every one, well it might takes us forward longer term. If we make a lo...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: National Frank Day
- Replies: 11
- Views: 857
Re: National Frank Day
Frank Sidebottom
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Thread for tonight?
- Replies: 503
- Views: 15175
Re: Thread for tonight?
Rodriguez not even on the bench.....probably just aswell
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
- Replies: 386
- Views: 51466
Re: Actual Transfer News - NO BICKERING or pointless debates...
If they'd worked out that well, we wouldn't be in the bottom two!
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Bacup Borough FC
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2561
Re: Bacup Borough FC
Always amazes me that Bacup survived the nineties when their much more successful and famous neighbours Rossendale United went to the wall. Was up at Dean Lane doing some research last year and the ground which had been left to rot ever since is now a housing estate. It seems a different world to g...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Car mechanical advise
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2861
Re: Car mechanical advise
I once had a VW with a similar problem; the solution wasn't the EGR valve itself, but the actuator. Rather than being a metal cog or something, it was made out of relatively soft plastic, and a few of the teeth had worn away. Tenner off eBay for a new one and five minutes of my time, and it was fix...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: ARTICLE: Twine signs on loan at Bristol City
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4561
Re: ARTICLE: Twine signs on loan at Bristol City
Ross Wallace.....last half decent free kick taker....and the last time I can recall us scoring from a free kick...Scott Twine.dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:55 amwe still have to put up with Brownhill and JBG wacking it into the Beehole.
How long has that been going on now?
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Supervised teeth cleaning.
- Replies: 69
- Views: 3166
Re: Supervised teeth cleaning.
Quickenthetempo it could be argued that plenty of kids (as well as adults) are being neglected due to the the collapse of NHS dentistry from 2010. Putting a responsibility on schools to organise teeth cleaning is a cheap way for the government to slow down the catastrophic impact that our third worl...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Rainwater penetrating through brickwork…
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3109
Re: Rainwater penetrating through brickwork…
There are various references to Dry Seal, Water Seal and renders above. Care should be taken in applying some of these sealants as they can prevent stone/masonry fabric from breathing. Natural drying out does not take place as moisture is trapped withing the fabric. Always take advice from a number ...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Mr Bates vs the Post Office
- Replies: 311
- Views: 29489
Re: Mr Bates vs the Post Office
My understanding is that those affected were given an initial compensation payment whilst the Post Office and Government squabbles over agreeing full payments, meanwhile this has been going on for so long that some of the postal worker victims have now died. Their families continue the fight for som...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Luton Game
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3727
Re: Luton Game
NC "if it goes the other way" then we're down as down as down could be.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Sir Tim
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4436
Re: Sir Tim
Totally agree with Boss and Clovious. Looking down that list there are significant numbers of people who have 'earned 'their gongs simply for being paid for what they are supposed to do and others who have gained their award on the backs of others.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Pop Musicians lost in 2023
- Replies: 5
- Views: 572
Re: Pop Musicians lost in 2023
Bob Johnson, guitarist and arranger with Steeleye Span. Prolific in the 1970's.
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:26 am
- Forum: The Bee Hole End
- Topic: Burnley Pubs Exhibition
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1458
Re: Burnley Pubs Exhibition
The pub pics were in the Ministry of Ale for a number of years. They just provide an aspect of days gone by. People pointing at pubs that they used to go in many moons ago I'm sure that the current owners will keep them safe. Has the Minstry of Ale reopened? Used to be my 'go to' pub for a couple o...